Monday, April 22, 2013

Did Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi hear the NFF’s voice: ‘We are bankrupt’?

*Sack this Board now with your inherent powers

I am not surprised nor shocked to read that the NFF said she is
bankrupt. Sooner than later, the supervising agency, the National Sports
Commission (NSC) said she is broke. The NSC by its status and structure cannot
be bankrupt. Does this make a meaning to you?

As it declared bankruptcy, it pruned down the staff of the 2013
winning squad, the Super Eagles without the input of Stephen Keshi. Where in
the world is this done. Yet, it has been revealed how the NFF plans to
frustrate Keshi and make him resign.

Whole pruning Keshi’s team with a bad pincer, the same confused and
drunk NFF is employing three coaches (Shaibu Amodu, Kashimawo Laloko and James
Peters). One theory coming from the NFF is that, the decision to bring the
troika is in preparation for the anticipated sudden resignation of Keshi. Amodu
on two occasions had come to salvage bad situations. Amodu is brought in to
take over if Keshi resigns. This unusual voice told this reporter in a
telephone chat where the number was hidden and the caller refused to disclose
his identity.

Maigari...we are bankrupt

It makes some sense. The logic is not far fetched. The timing gives
out the sacking and appointments. I had reported all the plans to get Keshi
frustrated until he resigns. This included cutting down the allowances of the
players and officials by 50%!

If the teams goes to the Confederation Cup in Brazil and does well,
it is good for the players and the national team but bad business for the
officials. The practice is, the budget is prepared for all the days of the
tournament till the final. The earlier the teams falters, the more money for
them and funds are never retired or unspent returned to the treasury. So,
Keshi’s team CANNOT do well in Brazil. Just attendance, fail and go is the
plan.

Thieving cabal: Is it true that the minister has lost the manhood to take any firm
decision against the illegal NFF which he had gotten an extra life for? For how
long will the minister keep them illegally in office given that there are court
orders waiting to be implemented to make them vacate office?

The NFF does not exist in the eye of the Nigerian nation. Even the
Attorney General affirmed this in a letter to the NSC and in an affidavit in
court. He asserted that the existing law is NFA Act 2004 (as amended). I have
read the Act again and again, I noticed that the minister is either
administratively impotent (as some insinuations suggested) or he is morally
bankrupt (for fear of what we do not know).

Why is he refusing to employ the powers imbued in his office to sack
a board that has admitted to be bankrupt? A rudderless, illiterate and
sectional board. (All its principal staff are from the north. Details
tomorrow). That board negates the statutes that is supposed to govern football
and negates the Federal Character law of the land.

They take money as NFA and spend it as NFF. The minister’s team
openly called to question the integrity and authority of the nation’s Chief law
officer by admitting to giving money to the NFF contrary to the instructions
(in writing) for the NSC not to give the NFF any appropriated fund. They did
and admitted it publicly.

They do not have any idea of football marketing. With a Super Eagles
worth N2.8billion in a pre-Nations Cup outing, emerging as winners and still
asking government to bring money to prosecute the Confederation Cup means these
people are simply financially bankrupt (which they have told the nation) and
intellectually bankrupt.

No wonder they have a culture of stealing people’s proposals to
bring money to the organization. Its like Nigerians have gotten to know these and
no one is taking ideas of making money to them and they do not have any and
then, decided to hang onto government funds (which will come to be shared again
as usual).

Was it not true that the NSC took N220m from the about N900m
released to the NFF for the Nations Cup? That was the basis of the threats the
NSC hung to be suing journalists. The Nigerian Pilot was supposed to be the
first. The suit is yet to be filed. Only God knows when they can file such.

1 comment:

There was never a time the NSC said she's broke. the NSC have more than enough to see through her programmes for 2013, if the NFF has come out to say she's broke that's not to say same is happening to her sister institution take note.